The Ontological Argument rests on my having a particular sort of idea
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
True
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The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Harnessing the clean, abundant energy of the sun and wind is critical to solving the global warming problem. Technological advances have brought the cost of electricity generated by the wind down by 82 percent since 1981 . Solar energy technology has made
remarkable progress as new photovoltaic cells have been developed to convert even greater amounts of sunlight directly into electricity. Today the costs of wind and solar power are becoming competitive with dirty coal-fired plants. Sierra Club, "Global Warming Solutions" A) Argument; conclusion: Today the costs of wind ... dirty coal-fired plants. B) Argument; conclusion: Technological advances ... by 82 percent since 1981. C) Argument; conclusion: Harnessing the clean ... the global warming problem. D) Nonargument. E) Argument; conclusion: Solar energy technology ... directly into electricity.
Efficiency and ________ are the most common values at the core of stockholder
theory. a. liberty b. democracy c. free will d. quality
Who speaks the following words? "If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saints, but since we see that avarice, anger, pride and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little, even at the risk of being heroes."
A. Socrates, in the Apology B. Sir Thomas More, in A Man for All Seasons C. Aristotle, in Nicomachean Ethics D. Njal, in Njal's Saga
Suppose I learn from an excellent source the statistical fact that 35% of homeless people have alcohol dependence. I conclude that there is roughly a 35% probability that a randomly selected homeless person has alcohol dependence. What kind of reasoning is this?
a) representativeness heuristic b) loose generalization c) statistical generalization d) statistical instantiation